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Old 05-12-2012
[SOLVED] Vim Match problem
Goodmorning,
I've some problem in using regular expression in a VIM syntax configuration file.
I've need to match a string as <<< some to match >>> so that it matches only some to match .
With standard regular expression i know that for this goal works fine the regex:

(?<=<{3}).*(?=>{3})

but in Vim syntax files this doesn't work. I've tested
\(?<=<\{3\}\).*\(?=>\{3\}\)
or
\(\?\<\=<\{3\}\).*\(\?\=>\{3\}\)
but nothing, since in this later when I'm opening the file, it turns always the error
"E:64 \? follows nothing".
I'm sorry about my disgusting English! Smilie

Thank for reads
Last edited by keltron; 05-12-2012 at 12:26 PM..
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Old 05-12-2012
Code:
\(<<< \)\@<=.*\( >>>\)\@=

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Old 05-12-2012
Wow, thank you so much!
Can you explain what "\@" means and do?? I would like to learn more about this powerfull trick! Smilie
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Old 05-12-2012
Type :help \@=in vim.
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Old 05-12-2012
Thanks for your patience! I'm very niubb and didn't know ever the help!
 
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